RIP-OFF: British football fans have called foul over 'sneaky' ticket charges

Supporters using UEFA’s official ticket exchange channel have been stung with sky-high delivery costs.

The site charges £12 delivery on every transaction. And fans must cough up for multiple purchases even if they go to the same address.

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POSTAGE: Each order comes with a socking £12 delivery charge

UEFA set up the service four weeks ago to stop fans using illegal touts.

“It seems like it’s just a way of making extra money from fans”

Supporter Dominic Newlyn

Supporter Dominic Newlyn spent hours waiting for tickets to become available after being advised to use the official channel.

He spent £330 to see Iceland take on Austria with three pals, plus a further £170 for Turkey v Czech Republic.

Because he had to buy them through five separate transactions, he was charged £60 for delivery even though they will all be sent to one address.

Dominic contacted UEFA and was told nothing could be done, despite its official website stating: “Even if you buy multiple tickets in one sales phase you will be charged for delivery only once.”

The angry 23-year-old, from Essex, said: “The explanation given doesn’t make any sense.

“The transaction is on the same credit card and being sent to the same address. £12 for postage is pretty steep to begin with, but to charge me that five times over is unfair given they know how the portal works with tickets coming up at different time.

“It seems like it’s just a way of making extra money from fans – they are squeezing every little bit out of you.”

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MOPNEY MAKER: Fans have accused UEFA of trying to make extra cash of fans

He added: “There were some affordable tickets on sale but they were very difficult to get hold of. Once you take into account the inflated travel and accommodation costs, it gets very expensive.”

Many fans have claimed the resale portal is a nightmare to use. Dominic said: “On Twitter a lot of people were saying they tried for hours and ended up with nothing. Fans feel let down.”

This is the latest example of British fans being forced to dig deep ahead of the Euros kicking off in June.

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OUTRAGEOUS: TIckets for England v Wales are on sale on one website at 126 times face value

Tickets for England v Wales game on June 16 in Lens are on sale on one website for 126 times their face value.

Hotel chains and airlines also hiked up prices to cash in after the match draw.

UEFA made no comment on their resale delivery charges last night.

Before the resale period ended last Thursday more than 90,000 tickets had changed hands.